Multicultural Recognition Act 2016 (Qld)

Multicultural Recognition Act 2016

An Act to provide for a Multicultural Queensland Charter, a Multicultural Queensland Advisory Council, a multicultural policy and a multicultural action plan and for other particular purposes

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Multicultural Recognition Act 2016.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3 Purposes of Act The purposes of this Act are— (a) to recognise the valuable contribution of diverse groups of people to the Queensland community; and (b) to promote Queensland as a unified, harmonious and inclusive community by establishing the multicultural charter; and (c) to ensure services provided by government entities are responsive to the diversity of the people of Queensland by— (i) establishing the council; and (ii) providing for the multicultural policy and multicultural action plan; and (iii) requiring that employees of government entities be made aware of the multicultural charter, multicultural policy and multicultural action plan; and (iv) establishing reporting obligations for particular government entities.

4 Act binds all persons This Act binds all persons, including the State.

5 Definitions In this Act— chief executive, of a government entity, means— (a) for a department—the chief executive in relation to the department under the Public Sector Act 2022, section 16(a); or (b) for a public service entity mentioned in the Public Sector Act 2022, section 9(b)—the head of the entity mentioned in the Public Sector Act 2022, schedule 1; or (c) for a registry or other administrative office of a court or tribunal—the chief executive of the department in which is administered the legislation under which the court or tribunal is established; or (d) for another entity—the person responsible for the management of the entity. council means the Multicultural Queensland Advisory Council established under section 8. diversity means cultural, linguistic and religious diversity. employee, of a government entity, includes— (a) an officer or member of the entity; and (b) an individual who works for the entity under a contract for services. government entity means a government entity under the Public Sector Act 2022, section 276. multicultural action plan see section 20(1). multicultural charter means the Multicultural Queensland Charter set out in schedule 1. multicultural policy see section 19(1). multicultural policy outcomes means the outcomes stated in the multicultural policy under section 19(2)(b).